Meir, Staffordshire
| Meir | |
|---|---|
The A520 leading north, across the roundabout at Meir | |
Meir Location within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ927427 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode district | ST3 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Meir is a suburb in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire situated between Lightwood and Longton.[1][2] Meir Park estate extends from Meir uphill to the Meir Heath and Rough Close village hall, located in Meir Heath.
Meir Aerodrome
Meir Aerodrome closed in the early 1970s[3] and the site has now become the Meir Park housing estate. The earlier parts have mainly aviation-associated street names. The last official flight was on 16 August 1973 when Fred Holdcroft flew a Piper Tri-Pacer carrying a Sentinel journalist to Manchester.[4] The last unofficial flight "a year or two" later by Eric Clutton was in a home-made folding machine called FRED (Flying Runabout Experimental Design) which the pilot towed home behind his car.[5][6] The light planes used to be parked on the grass alongside the A50 road, opposite the Airport Garage, which remains. Staffordshire Potteries had a factory (now demolished) beside the aerodrome.
Schools
- Abbey Hill Academy[7]
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams[8]
- Crescent Academy[9]
- Meir Heath Primary Academy[10]
- Ormiston Meridian Academy[11]
- St Augustine's R.C. Primary School[12]
- Sandon Primary Academy[13]
Transport
Meir is situated along the A50. At the centre sits the junction with the A520. Once a notorious traffic jam site, a tunnel was built in 1997 to take the A50 underneath.[14]
Meir was served by a railway station from 1894 to 1966.[15]
Nearest places
- Barlaston
- Blythe Bridge
- Lightwood
- Longton
- Trentham
References
- ^ Cartlidge, Nicholas Jon (1996). A Meir Half Century. Photographs and news both church and secular from the years 1889 to 1939 covering the Meir and its near neighbours. Leek: Churnet Valley Books. ISBN 1-897949-15-4.
- ^ Cartlidge, Nicholas (2004). Meir Today, Gone Tomorrow. An affectionate portrait from within living memory. Leek: Churnet Valley Books. ISBN 1-904546-22-6.
- ^ Lycett-Smith, Roger (1998). Airfield Focus 34: Stoke on Trent (Meir). Peterborough: GMS Enterprises. ISBN 1-870384-68-7.
- ^ Holdcroft, Geoff (9 May 2006). "My father made last flight from Meir". The Sentinel.
- ^ Cartlidge, Nicholas (15 May 2006). "FRED deserves flight accolade". The Sentinel.
- ^ Clutton, Eric (2003). An Aeroplane called FRED. Tullahoma, Tennessee.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Abbey Hill Academy & College". Abbey Hill Academy & College. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Home". Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "The Crescent Academy, Meir, Stoke on Trent Staffordshire". www.thecrescentacademy.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Home". Meir Heath Academy. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Ormiston Meridian Academy". Ormiston Meridian Academy. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "St. Augustine's - Home". St Augustine's. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Sandon Primary Academy". Sandon Primary Academy. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Knapper, Dave (30 November 2017). "The Meir Tunnel is now 20 years old - but has it been a success?". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society.